By Craig Hlavaty Published 8:41 am CDT, Friday, October 5, 2018 PHOTOS: Invasive species in Houston In a release this week the officials from CBP announced a small yet harmful find at Bush Intercontinental Airport in late August. Travelers from Sudan, India, and Turkey were found to have luggage containing "live, dead Khapra beetles and cast Khapra beetle skin remains" among various food items. These beetles are known to be harmful and specialists strive to make sure bugs like this don't enter the country. >>>Learn more about some of the invasive organisms that make Houston home... less PHOTOS: Invasive species in Houston In a release this week the officials from CBP announced a small yet harmful find at Bush Intercontinental Airport in late August. Travelers from Sudan, India, and Turkey ... more Photo: U.S. Customs And Border Protection Armored catfish How they … [Read more...] about Strange, invasive beetle species seized by U.S. Customs officials in Houston

ON THIS DAY IN SPORT 1935: Malcolm Campbell became the first man to travel at 300 miles per hour on land when he powered his Bluebird to a new world record of 301.13mph at Bonneville Flats, Utah. 1950: Giuseppe 'Nino' Farina won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in an Alfa Romeo to capture the world title and become the first winner of the newly instituted drivers' championship. 1972: Mary Peters pipped West Germany's Heidi Rosendahl to the gold medal in the pentathlon at the Munich Olympics. The result was confirmed only in the final event, the 200 metres, which Peters ran in 24.08 seconds - had she been 0.1secs slower she would have missed out. 1999: Former England boss Bobby Robson was unveiled as the new manager of Newcastle at the age of 66. 2003: Chelsea goalkeeper Mark Bosnich had his appeal against a nine-month ban for improper conduct and breach of doping regulations rejected. 2004: England's World Cup-winning coach Clive Woodward announced he would be leaving rugby after … [Read more...] about On this Day, September 3 1972: Mary Peters pipped West Germany’s Heidi Rosendahl to the gold medal in the pentathlon at the Munich Olympics

ON THIS DAY IN SPORT 1906: One of the early greats of British tennis, HW 'Bunny' Austin was born. He teamed up with Fred Perry to win four consecutive Davis Cup finals between 1933 and 1936. He made it to the Wimbledon final in 1932 and 1938 but was beaten both times. Austin died in Coulsdon, south London, in 2000. 1944: Cavan go down to a heavy defeat to Roscommon in the All-Ireland SFC semi-finals, losing by 5-8 to 1-3. 1988: Jack Nicklaus tied for 34th place in The International at Castle Pines, Colorado, and became the first man to take his career earnings above the five million US dollars mark on the US Tour. 2002: Australia captain Steve Waugh joined Kent for a month-long stint at the end of the County Championship season. 2004: Jonathan Woodgate joined Real Madrid from Newcastle for £13.4million. 2006: Pakistan left the field and later forfeited the match after being accused by umpire Darrell Hair of ball tampering during their Test with England at The Oval. 2008: Usain … [Read more...] about On this Day, Aug 20 2008: Usain Bolt wins gold in the 200 metres in a world record time of 19.30seconds

ON THIS DAY 1884: Old Trafford in Manchester became the second British Test cricket ground after the Kennington Oval when it hosted the first Test between England and Australia. 1999: Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher suffered a broken leg in a high-speed crash into a tyre wall during the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The race was won by Scotland's David Coulthard, ahead of Ulsterman Eddie Irvine and Ralf Schumacher. 2000: Manchester United agreed to sell goalkeeper Massimo Taibi to Reggina for £2.5million - just 10 months after splashing out £4.5m to bring him to Old Trafford. The Italian stopper suffered a series of gaffes as he conceded 11 goals in his four games for United. 2004: Armagh beat Donegal in the Ulster Senior Football Championship final. The game finished 3-15 to 0-11 in favour of the Orchard county. 2006: Liverpool announced German midfielder Dietmar Hamann had left the club to join Bolton but hours later the player had a "change of … [Read more...] about On This Day: July 11 2004: Armagh swept aside the challenge of Donegal in the Ulster SFC final